Human Resource Development Program Trainee

Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. 

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 

Why do you want to apply?  Our Auburn facility is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York. If you thrive in a busy environment, and are looking for a great place to work with highly engaged employees, then our plant in Auburn is the place for you.

Job Description

This role is designed to further the development of the individual's HR education, knowledge, and experience by supporting a diverse range of HR processes and procedures and assisting the Plant HR Manager and production team. 

The Human Resource Development Program Trainee should:

• Have a high level of emotional intelligence with strong interpersonal skills
• Be very detail-oriented and comfortable working with a lot of data
• Be able to come up with new ideas and solutions and implement them
• Have a strong desire to work in the HR function and grow and develop within a manufacturing environment

Activities and Experiences:

• Deep dives with focus groups to solve issues
• Departmental job shadow and rotations
• Grievance process/meetings
• Labor Management meetings
• Annual compensation cycle 
• Talent and succession planning
• Learning & Development
• HR Operations

Taught and then owns or coordinates:

• Job postings process
• Open enrollment
• Quarterly plant wide meetings
• Recruiting activities such as scheduling and coordinating interviews
• New hire orientation and onboarding
• Coordination of Apprenticeship testing
• Engagement survey

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or other related field
• Internship in Human Resources, or co-op experience in a manufacturing or production environment preferred
• Ability to work outside of regular business hours as needed
• Willingness to relocate for future opportunities

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I:

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position is between $65,000 - $80,000 and includes a possible 12% quarterly incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. 
 

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

• Vacation time and paid holidays 
• Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program
• Wellness incentive where you can earn money for your HSA or HRA 
• Group life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance
• Weekly disability insurance
• Paid sick time
• Parental leave benefits
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with defined contributions

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing hr.recruiters@o-i.com.